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Nignorance from across the diaspora. We discuss politics and pop culture from a left perspective. Enjoy and tell a friend.
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Feb 4, 2026
Feb 4, 2026
2hr 2 min
Afshin Matin-Asgari offers fresh takes on familiar topics: America’s rise as a Middle East hegemon during the Cold War; the special relationship between Washington and the shah; the Iranian Revolution and hostage crisis; the Iran-Iraq war; the Islamic Republic’s peculiar anti-imperialism; the decades of onerous American sanctions; Israel’s intervention in Iran-US relations; the ascendance of Trump; and the 2025 attempt by the United States and Israel to bring regime change to Tehran.
A labyrinthine tale of American imperial misadventures, Axis of Empire incorporates and challenges scholarly narratives while offering a sophisticated yet highly readable account of Iran-US history.
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Read Jason Myles in Current Affairs here: https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/donald-trump-is-a-pro-wrestling-villain
Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
Feb 3, 2026
Feb 3, 2026
1hr 45 min
Stefan, Kuba and Quinn take turns advocating for a book or author they think each other, and everyone else, should be reading. Stefan argues for Metal from Heaven by Marxist author August Clarke, Kuba for Canadian Sci Fi legend Peter Watts, and Quinn for speculative fiction titan Ursula K. Le Guin
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Read Jason Myles in Current Affairs Magazine: https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/donald-trump-is-a-pro-wrestling-villain
Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
Feb 2, 2026
Feb 2, 2026
55 min
READ ERIC'S PIECE AND FOLLOW HIM ON SUBSTACK HERE: https://open.substack.com/pub/laborpolitics/p/can-socialism-and-zohran-build-deeper?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
Be excited for Zohran, but leary of the movement's shallow roots!
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Read Jason Myles Current Affairs Magazine: https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/donald-trump-is-a-pro-wrestling-villain
Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
Feb 1, 2026
Feb 1, 2026
49 min
Read Matt's Substack here: https://open.substack.com/pub/matthuber/p/us-oil-capitals-interests-in-venezuela?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
Depressed oil prices plus extremely costly-to-produce oil mean it's likely not even profitable.
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Read Jason Myles in Current Affairs Magazine: https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/donald-trump-is-a-pro-wrestling-villain
Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
Jan 31, 2026
Jan 31, 2026
2hr 4 min
Varn has some audio issues and shows up around the 15 minute mark if you want to fast forward--do people still say "fast forward"?
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Read Jason Myles in Sublation Magazine https://www.sublationmag.com/writers/jason-myles
Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
Jan 30, 2026
Jan 30, 2026
1hr 38 min
Ex-Alabama player Charles Bediako, who has spent the past 2 1/2 years competing in the NBA Summer League and G League, had his college eligibility temporarily reinstated Wednesday by a judge who blocked the NCAA from retaliating for his return to the 17th-ranked Tide.
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Read Jason Myles in Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/donald-trump-is-a-pro-wrestling-villain
Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
Jan 29, 2026
Jan 29, 2026
47 min
We sadly had a late rescheduling with the good people of Means TV, but in the meantime, Deep State is going to join me to have a discussion about what we're seeing in Minnesota and armed resistance.
This will not be a "How To" guide, so if that's what you're looking for, then, maybe you should log off for a bit because the internet and podcast isn't where you should be headed to if you're looking for step by step instructions on an insurrection.
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Read Jason Myles in Current Affairs Magazine here: https://www.currentaffairs.org/.../donald-trump-is-a-pro...
Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
Jan 28, 2026
Jan 28, 2026
4hr 35 min
Read Jason's article, "The Kayfabe President" in Current Affairs Magazine here: https://www.currentaffairs.org/?gad_source=1...
Donald Trump learned a lot from his tenure at WWE. He was able to use Kayfabe like a tactician for two electoral victories, but that same strategy doesn't work well in governing a sovereign nation.
We'll discuss!
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Read Jason Myles in Sublation Magazine https://www.sublationmag.com/writers/jason-myles
Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
Jan 27, 2026
Jan 27, 2026
46 min
Find Belly of the Beast Here: https://www.bellyofthebeastcuba.com/
Cuba is one of the U.S. Coast Guard’s most effective partners in the Caribbean against drug trafficking. Cuban authorities regularly intercept cocaine shipments, share real-time intelligence, and coordinate with U.S. agencies—facts documented for years in State Department reports, before Cuba was quietly removed from the 2025 list when the narrative no longer fit Rubio’s regime change agenda.
At the same time, Cuban scientists—working under severe constraints brought about by the U.S. blockade—are developing a promising new Alzheimer’s treatment that could help millions, including in the U.S.
Cuba is stopping harmful drugs while developing life-saving ones.
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Read Jason Myles in Sublation Magazine https://www.sublationmag.com/writers/jason-myles
Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
Jan 26, 2026
Jan 26, 2026
1hr 21 min
Read Eamon's piece in Mother Jones here: https://www.motherjones.com/.../crg-mercenary-mall-cop.../
After the George Floyd protests, a former military contractor named Nathan Seabrook brought the war home.
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Read Jason Myles in Sublation Magazine https://www.sublationmag.com/writers/jason-myles
Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/